The Magic Word

Lateral Thinking Word Play Hard

What 8-letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

Hint

Begin with words that have "ing" at the end.

Answer

Starting: "Starting", "Staring", "String", "Sting", "Sing", "Sin", "In", "I"